We started Our Place because we wanted to inspire people to cook more often, and to break bread together. Because cooking and sharing food is an act of reconnection - to our health, our traditions, our families and communities. To get more people cooking, we had to re-imagine the uninteresting world of cookware, appliances, and kitchen tools - crafting high-performance kitchenware that elevates everyday cooking into an inspired experience.
Since we’ve launched the business we’ve taken our core design approach and expanded into appliances, dinnerware, textiles and other cooking tools. We’ve also expanded from being only online, to being in many retail stores including Selfridges, Harrods, and we were even the first cookware brand in Liberty. One of the bravest things we’ve done is stand up to the industry on health and sustainability.
While most other cookware brands are still using Forever Chemicals (PTFEs/Teflon) as the basis of their non-stick coatings, we have challenged that paradigm, and called out its impact on the environment, worker safety, and the health of consumers. We have created alternatives that are safe, healthy, and more sustainable. We’re actively educating consumers on the risks, providing better alternatives, and calling on the industry to do the right thing.
As we design products, we are creating something entirely new, thinking differently from everyone else. This is always hard - as you’re challenging the ways things have always been done. T.
